Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Enoch (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Enoch. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Enoch is located in Clay County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clay County: Braxton, Calhoun, Kanawha, Nicholas & Roane.
Below are the counties that are near Enoch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Enoch:
- Clay County (The home county of Enoch)
- The following are listed by their distance from Enoch, with the one closest to Enoch listed first.
- Swandale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Swandale is also located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swandale
- Widen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Widen is also located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen
- Harrison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harrison is also located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Wattsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wattsville is also located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Spread
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spread is also located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
- Clay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ira
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ira is also located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Gould
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gould is also located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Hartland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hartland is also located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Elkhurst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Elkhurst is also located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
- Dink
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dink is also located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
- Valley Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Fork is also located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Procious
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Procious is also located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enoch, with the one closest to Enoch listed first.
- Strange Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- Herold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Herold is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herold
- Clem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Clem is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
- Rockton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rockton is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Twistville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Twistville was located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
- Frametown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
- Canfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Canfield is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Elmira
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Elmira is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Little Birch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little Birch is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Birch
- Sleith ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sleith was located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
- Wilsie
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wilsie is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsie
- Gassaway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sutton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enoch, with the one closest to Enoch listed first.
- Mudfork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
- Stinson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Losie ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Losie was located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Losie
- Walnut
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Oka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oka
- Gomez ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gomez was located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomez
- Orma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orma
- Beech
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Arnoldsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Pink
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enoch, with the one closest to Enoch listed first.
- Leander
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Leander is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Elliot ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Elliot was located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Clifty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clifty is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Mulvane ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mulvane was located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulvane
- Romont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Romont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romont
- Victor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Victor is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Ansted
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gauley Bridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grayden
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Grayden is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayden
- Hawks Nest
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hawks Nest is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Nest
- Lookout
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cotton Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Beckwith
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enoch, with the one closest to Enoch listed first.
- Shock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Shock is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shock
- Cedarville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Normantown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stumptown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Greenbrier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enoch, with the one closest to Enoch listed first.
- Brushy Junction ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brushy Junction was located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Junction
- Lile
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lile is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lile
- Crichton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crichton is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crichton
- Quinwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Orient Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Orient Hill is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Hill
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enoch, with the one closest to Enoch listed first.
- Apgah ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Apgah was located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apgah
- Clendenin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Reamer
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Reamer is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamer
- Wellford
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
- Falling Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rock
- Coco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Coco is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coco
- Three Mile
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Three Mile is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Mile
- Youngs Bottom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Youngs Bottom is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Bottom
- Handley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Handley is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Hugheston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hugheston is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugheston
- Pratt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pratt is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Hollygrove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hollygrove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollygrove
- Hollygrove has also been known as:
- Hollygrove Station
- Hudnall
- Elkview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Nicholas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enoch, with the one closest to Enoch listed first.
- Muddlety
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddlety
- Zela
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Zela is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zela
- Birch River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Summersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tipton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tipton is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Keslers Cross Lanes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Keslers Cross Lanes is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keslers Cross Lanes
- Morrison ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Morrison was located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Tioga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Albion ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Albion was located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Craigsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Beaver
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Donald
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Donald is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Beech Glen
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Glen is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enoch, with the one closest to Enoch listed first.
- Pigeon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Kester ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kester was located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Looneyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Roxalana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Rushville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Graux
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
- Walton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enoch, with the one closest to Enoch listed first.
- Camden-on-Gauley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Erbacon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Erbacon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erbacon
- Cowen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Welch Glade
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Welch Glade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Glade
- Halo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Halo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
- Upperglade
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Upperglade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upperglade
- Excelsior
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Excelsior is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Big Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Big Run is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Addison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Addison is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Orndoff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Orndoff is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orndoff
- Ralph
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ralph is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Enoch, see our County-by-County Page for Enoch.
Cemeteries Near Enoch ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Enoch.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Enoch - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Enoch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Enoch, with the one closest to Enoch listed first.
- Kyle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Acree Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ramsey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- McCutchin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Turner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chapman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Triplett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woods Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Spruce Run Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Butcher Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (400 more) ...
- Duling Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Reed - Stephenson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed - Stephenson Cemetery
- The Reed - Stephenson Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Clay.
- The Reed - Stephenson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Reed - Stephenson - Pierson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978620 <2>
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Enoch in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Enoch.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Enoch, with the one closest to Enoch listed first.
- Wattsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wattsville is also located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Harrison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harrison is also located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Hookersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hookersville is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookersville
- Muddlety
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddlety
- Gilboa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gilboa is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa
- Enon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Enon is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Zela
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Zela is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zela
- Gould
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gould is also located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Ira
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ira is also located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Birch River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Strange Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- Tipton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tipton is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Herold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Herold is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herold
- Persinger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Persinger is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persinger
- Valley Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Fork is also located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Enoch. See our List of 1890's Communities around Enoch.
Newspapers Published in Enoch ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Enoch.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Enoch, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Enoch.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Enoch:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Clay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Braxton County
- Calhoun County
- Fayette County
- Gilmer County
- Greenbrier County
- Kanawha County
- Nicholas County
- Roane County
- Webster County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Enoch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Enoch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |